Biodiversity of Medicinal Plants at River Bank of Yamuna, Agra, Uttar Pradesh

In the present study many plants were found to have the medicinal values and are being used to cure various ailments by the local people. The pharmaceutical industries also use this medicinal wealth in several ayurvedic preparations. The survey revealed that herb species like Boervaavia Boerhavia diffusa, Cyperus rotundus, Pendalium Pedalium murex, Tribulus terrestris and Withania somnifera are being employed in more than 50 pharmaceutical preparations. The maximum number of medicinal herbs were represented by family Asteraceae and Euphorbiaceae followed by family Solanaceae and Fabaceae. In the survey of medicinal herbs enumeration, botanical name, family, local name and information about the medicinal use of plant species by the local people and pharmaceutical industries have been provided so that possibility of their cultivation may be explored for sustained supply of the authentic drug material. There are seasonal changing beds and borders are trees with medicinal properties that provide shade to delicate plants. Spring brings exuberance and the full bloom of Barlerias, summer the flowering of the Hibiscus, the monsoon Ocimum and Costus and winter a profusion of Andrographis, Bacopa, Calendula, Aloe, and Tylophora. Cerulean butterfly, bird sightings are those of the hoopoe, the green bee eater, and doves. Dr. Shyam Govind Singh "Biodiversity of Medicinal Plants at River Bank of Yamuna, Agra, Uttar Pradesh" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-6 | Issue-6 , October 2022, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd51836.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/biological-science/botany/51836/biodiversity-of-medicinal-plants-at-river-bank-of-yamuna-agra-uttar-pradesh/dr-shyam-govind-singh